Mr Dominic Stevens, ASX Managing Director and CEO, said: "ASX has achieved a strong result for the firsthalf of the 2018 financial year, with profit up 5.1% on the same period last year to $230.5 million and up 7.3%- or almost $16 million - on the preceding six months. The performance was driven by higher secondarycapital raisings, increased futures trading - particularly from offshore customers - and growth in technicalservices connections and data feeds. While cash market trading was down amid low levels of marketvolatility, revenue from information services increased with an expanded range of products. The share ofvalue transacted in our premium Centre Point and Auctions services continues to grow, an indication thatcustomers want control over their orders, efficient execution and the deepest liquidity. Collectively, 34.5%of all ASX on-market cash market value is now transacted through these two services.

"ASX's expenses rose 6.7%, or 3.1% excluding some step costs, such as higher ASIC levy (up 133%) andelectricity charges (up 82%), as signalled at our last results briefing. Our capex is expected to be circa $50million for the full-year.

The directors present their report together with the financial statements of ASX Limited (ASX or the Company) and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group), for the half-year ended 31 December 2017 and the auditor's report thereon. The financial statements have been reviewed and approved by the directors on the recommendation of the ASX Audit and Risk Committee. The consolidated net profit after tax for the half-year ended 31 December 2017 attributable to the owners of ASX was $230.5 million (31 December 2016: $219.4 million).The directors present their report together with the financial statements of ASX Limited (ASX or the Company) and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group), for the half-year ended 31 December 2017 and the auditor's report thereon. The financial statements have been reviewed and approved by the directors on the recommendation of the ASX Audit and Risk Committee. The consolidated net profit after tax for the half-year ended 31 December 2017 attributable to the owners of ASX was $230.5 million (31 December 2016: $219.4 million)